Danny McLennan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Morrison McLennan | ||
Date of birth | 5 May 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 11 May 2004 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Crail, Fife, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward, wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Rangers | ||
1946 | Stirling Albion | ||
1946–1947 | Falkirk | 6 | (0) |
1947–1957 | East Fife[1] | 175 | (16) |
1957 | Dundee | 0 | (0) |
1957–1959 | Berwick Rangers | 25 | (4) |
Teams managed | |||
1957–1960 | Berwick Rangers | ||
1960–1961 | Stirling Albion | ||
1962 | Worcester City | ||
1963 | Philippines | ||
1963–1964 | Mauritius | ||
1965–1969 | Rhodesia | ||
1973–1974 | Iran | ||
1974–1975 | Bahrain | ||
1975–1976 | Iraq | ||
1978 | Kongsvinger IL | ||
– | Young Africans | ||
1984 | Malawi | ||
– | Jordan | ||
1998 | Fiji | ||
– | Libya | ||
– | Churchill Brothers SC | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Daniel Morrison McLennan (5 May 1925 – 11 May 2004) was a Scottish football player and coach. As a player, he was a Scottish League Cup winner with East Fife. His extensive coaching career took him all around the world and spanned a period of forty years, during which he managed ten national teams: the Philippines, Mauritius, Rhodesia, Iran, Bahrain, Iraq, Malawi, Jordan, Fiji and Libya.
Playing career[]
Born in Stirling, McLennan represented Scotland at schoolboy international level and played junior football for Lochore Welfare. He joined Rangers as a 17–year-old apprentice, but after failing to break through to the first team he moved to Falkirk. McLennan's most successful spell as a player was at East Fife from 1947 to 1957. He was part of the team that won the Scottish League Cup in 1953. He played briefly for Dundee before joining Berwick Rangers as player–manager.
Management career[]
His first coaching role came as player-manager of Berwick Rangers in 1957, and went on to coach the national teams of the Philippines, Mauritius, Rhodesia, Iran, Bahrain, Iraq, Malawi,[2][3] Jordan, Fiji, and Libya.[4]
McLennan lead Stirling Albion to promotion to the top division in 1961, and to the semi finals of Scottish League Cup for the first time, also in 1961.[5][4]
With both Rhodesia, in 1970, and Iran, in 1974, McLennan almost qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but lost out in the play-off round twice.[5][4]
He took Malawi to its first African Cup of Nations in 1984. Unfortunately a rigged draw between Algeria and Nigeria ended any hopes of qualifying from the group.[5][4]
Honours[]
PLAYER
- East Fife
MANAGER
- Stirling Albion
- Iraq
References[]
- ^ EAST FIFE : 1946/47 – 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1984 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Danny McLennan". The Independent. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Danny McLennan: The Explorer". SFM. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
"Danny McLennan – The Explorer | Scottish Football's Most Travelled And Yet Forgotten Ambassador". Scottish Daily. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2021. - ^ "The frontline manager". The Times. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
External links[]
- Danny McLennan career[permanent dead link] at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- 1925 births
- 2004 deaths
- Footballers from Stirling
- Scottish footballers
- Rangers F.C. players
- Stirling Albion F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Berwick Rangers F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- Scottish expatriate football managers
- Berwick Rangers F.C. managers
- Stirling Albion F.C. managers
- Worcester City F.C. managers
- Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball managers
- Expatriate football managers in the Philippines
- Philippines national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in Mauritius
- Mauritius national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in Iran
- Iran national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in Bahrain
- Bahrain national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in Iraq
- Iraq national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in Malawi
- Malawi national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in Jordan
- Jordan national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in Fiji
- Fiji national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in Libya
- Libya national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in India
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate football managers in Norway
- Expatriate football managers in Tanzania
- Scottish Football League managers
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Fiji
- People from Stirling (council area)
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Churchill Brothers FC Goa managers
- 1984 African Cup of Nations managers
- Association football inside forwards
- Association football wing halves